Lubaina Himid rose to prominence with the Black Art movement in mid-1980s Britain, but was pushed aside in favor of simpler themes and sleeker aesthetics. Now three major shows and a place on the Turner Prize shortlist are heralding a

In yesterday’s issue of the The Times: Lubaina Himid: the hot Turner tip who has found the limelight at 62 The prize’s oldest nominee has been making her bold work for decades — now it’s her moment Read the article

Artist Lubaina Himid has spent the past three decades or so creating a significant body of work that’s as powerful in its activism statements as in its arresting visual qualities. Born in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Himid’s paintings, sculptural pieces and installations

Lubaina Himid: Warp and Weft, Firstsite, Colchester 2017 Turner Prize nominee Lubaina Himid, a key figure in the British Black Arts Movement, first came to prominence in the 1980s when she began organising exhibitions of work by her peers who

On the occasion of two UK solo exhibitions, the British artist reflects on the art and events that have shaped her career From an article at Frieze.com Read more: https://frieze.com/article/influences-lubaina-himid

An article published in the Financial Times this week, by Caroline Roux, explains: An exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary brings together work from the 1980s by artists and collectives shaped by the times in which they were living, and the western

Lubaina Himid, Modern Art Oxford and Spike Island, Bristol A major talent revealed in a joint retrospective at Oxford and Bristol. This dual exhibition is a reminder of how easy it is to overlook a major talent who doesn’t fit

President with a torpedo in his crotch: how the works of Lubaina Himid speak to Trump times Born in Zanzibar and raised in Britain, Lubaina Himid makes work about everything from slavery to Thatcher to the cotton trade. Now in